Don Pottery Named Italian Views 'Ruins of the Castle of Canna' Basket Stand c1820

 

Don Pottery Named Italian Views Basket Stand c1820

A rare Don Pottery 'Ruins of the Castle of Canna' pearlware basket stand from the Named Italian Views series. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Don Pottery - Named Italian Views

A lovely Don Pottery series of views of the 'Two Sicilies' - the island itself and the area around Naples and Vesuvius on the mainland. The views of ancient buildings and monuments each bear a title in script and the border has a distinctive pair of putti emerging from ornate flowers on a stippled ground. Featured is a fine plate with a view of the 'Monastery at Tre Castagne'. For more details see my website Premier Antiques

Don Pottery 'Named Italian Views' Series Pearlware Plate c1820

Don Pottery - Named Italian Views

A lovely blue & white series produced by this old Yorkshire (Swinton) pottery from about 1810 to 1830. Each shape of dinner ware has a different view with the title printed to the bottom of the scene. A very distinctive feature of the border is two flying putti carrying flowers and laurel leaves. Below is a rare soup plate depicting the Tomb of Theron at Aggrigentum. For more details see Premier Antiques

Don Pottery 'Named Italian Views' series soup plate c1820

Don Pottery - putti detail c1820